dan lost his wife and his niece lost her husband. the christmas season is so very special to this close-knit family. >> just means a lot. he lost his wife a few months before i lost my husband. and, like he said, god, god works in mysterious ways. we have our little family here that he put together. >> you don't look at it as a disability or a handicap. with god everything is possible. so i took my time and, started hanging lights. gregg: that is ron savage from our affiliate j.b. k in detroit. what a wonderful guy. heather: you were out hanging christmas lights yourself. gregg: i surely was. but i have all my limbs. so easy thing for me to do. i don't know how he did some of that. that is pretty remarkable. good for him. thoughtful guy. heather: the growing debate on gun control getting red hot and the head of the nra stands his ground on how to protect schools across the country. we'll have the latest on this developing story coming up. >> if it's crazy to call for putting police and armed security in our schools to protect our chi